The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines

CHAPTER I

THE BRIGHT LAND

On our first trip to Hawaii we sailed from San Francisco aboard the _Gaelic_ with good, jolly Captain Finch. He was a regular old tar, and we liked him. We little thought that in 1914 he would have the misfortune to be in command of the _Arabic_ when it was torpedoed in the Atlantic. He showed great gallantry, standing on the bridge and going down wit...